Older Diabetics Live Long Enough to Benefit from Interventions and Research
Middle-aged and older adults with diabetes showed substantial survival rates in a new study of retirees.
Fructose Consumption May Deplete Cellular Energy in Patients with Obesity and Diabetes
Obese people who consume increased amounts of fructose, a type of sugar that is found in particular in soft drinks and fruit juices, are at risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NFALD) and more its more severe forms, fatty inflammation and scarring.
2 Drugs Better Than 1 to Treat Youth with Type 2 Diabetes
A combination of two specific diabetes drugs was more effective in treating youth with recent-onset type 2 diabetes than one of the drugs alone
Study: Women at Risk of Developing Metabolic Syndrome Due to Lack of Exercise
A national study shows that women are less likely than men to get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, resulting in greater odds of developing metabolic syndrome - a risky and increasingly prevalent condition related to obesity.
Study: Approach to Diabetes Self-Management Too Narrow
A new study from researchers at Queen Mary, University of London reveals the many difficulties faced by people with diabetes in self-managing their disease.
Cancer Drug Use Leads to Diabetes
A drug widely used by cancer and transplant patients also comes with a downside: it leads to diabetes in as many as 15 percent of the people who take it.
Less Sleep, Disrupted Internal Clock Leads to Higher Risk of Diabetes and Obesity
A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital reinforces the finding that too little sleep or sleep patterns that are inconsistent with our body's 'internal biological clock' may lead to increased risk of diabetes and obesity.
Alcohol Consumption and Binge Drinking Increased the Risk of Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes
People were evaluated 8-10 years after baseline for the presence of diabetes mellitus or impaired glucose metabolism (pre-diabetes) in relation to a baseline report of alcohol consumption.
Common Diabetes Drug May Help Prevent Liver Cancer
A drug widely used to treat Type II diabetes, may help to prevent primary liver cancer, researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center report in the April 2012 issue of Cancer Prevention Research.
Optimal Threshold for HbA1c Pre-diabetes Test Identified
Setting a specific HbA1c cutoff threshold for prediabetes, which could be used to determine eligibility for interventions to prevent progression to more serious type 2 diabetes, has generated much debate, with at least three different cutoffs recommended by different professional organizations.
Study: Some Insulin Production in Long-Term Type 1 Diabetics
Research has shown that insulin production may persist for decades after the onset of type 1 diabetes.
American College of Physicians Recommends Metformin to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
The American College of Physicians recommends that clinicians add metformin as the initial drug treatment for most patients with type 2 diabetes when lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and weight loss have failed to adequately improve high blood sugar.
Likely New Trigger for Metabolic Syndrome Epidemic Discovered
Scientists have uncovered a key suspect in the destructive inflammation that underlies heart disease and diabetes.
Antipsychotic Medications Cause Side Effects Such as Diabetes
Study suggests that many antipsychotics affect metabolism because they activate the TGFbeta pathway - a finding that could lead to safer therapeutics for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia patients.
Decaffeinated Coffee Preserves Memory Function by Improving Brain Energy Metabolism
Researchers discovered that decaffeinated coffee may improve brain energy metabolism associated with type 2 diabetes. This brain dysfunction is a risk factor for dementia, Alzheimer's, and other neurodegenerative disorders.
Melatonin Receptor Gene Mutations Lead to an Increased Risk of Developing Diabetes
Researchers demonstrated that mutations in the melatonin receptor gene (melatonin or the "hormone of darkness" induces sleep) lead to an almost sevenfold increase in the risk of developing diabetes.
